Village of Walton, NY Chapter 234 Taxicabs

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Walton 2-5-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990 (Ch. 46B of the 1973 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 234-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

OWNER

Includes any person, firm or corporation or association owning and operating one or more taxicabs.

TAXICAB

A passenger automobile or motor vehicle with a seating capacity in the interior thereof of seven or fewer passengers which is used for the transportation or carrying of a person or persons from one place to another either wholly or partly within the Village of Walton for pay or hire.

§ 234-2 License required.

No person shall use any motor vehicle in the conduct of a taxicab business in the Village of Walton unless a license issued therefor by the Mayor and countersigned by the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall be in full force and effect.

§ 234-3 Application for license.

Application for a taxicab license shall be made to the Mayor by the owner, in writing, under oath, which shall show:

A. The owner's name and address.

B. The identification number and make of the vehicle.

C. The year manufactured.

D. The New York State license number attached thereto.

E. Proof of a current New York State inspection.

§ 234-4 Use of similar names prohibited.

The licensing of each motor vehicle shall be subject, however, to the following conditions: If the owner proposes to operate a taxicab or taxicabs under a corporate or assumed name, such information must be included in his or her application. If it shall appear from said application for a license that the name intended to be used is so similar to a name or names already in use that it is liable to deceive the public or to create confusion or in the event that it shall appear that said corporate or assumed name is misleading as to the actual ownership of said taxicab, then and in that event the Mayor is authorized to withhold a license to said application or to revoke or suspend the license.

§ 234-5 Term of license; display.

A. Licenses shall be issued annually for a period beginning June 1 and expiring on May 31 of the following year.

B. Such license shall be placed above the windshield in a conspicuous place where the passengers of such taxi or police may easily locate the same.

§ 234-6 Renewal of license.

Application for renewal of taxicab licenses shall be filed not later than May 15 of each year.

§ 234-7 Fees.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

A. The fee for a taxicab license shall be the sum of $25 for each vehicle per year.

B. An owner may pay a license fee of $60, which shall entitle him or her to licenses for three taxicabs, and licenses for additional taxicabs shall be at the rate of $20 each per year.

§ 234-8 Transfer of license.

In the event that the owner of one or more taxicabs shall dispose of his or her taxicab or taxicabs and obtain a new taxicab or taxicabs, the license for the motor vehicle or vehicles so disposed of may be transferred to the new taxicab or taxicabs upon application and notice to the Mayor and providing the information as set forth in § 234-3 of this chapter by filing the same in the Village Clerk's office, and a new license or licenses shall be issued for the new taxicab or taxicabs.

§ 234-9 Countersignature and record.

Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be countersigned by the Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and the amount of the fee to be paid therefor.

§ 234-10 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250, imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. A separate violation shall occur each day that any such owner shall be in violation of the provisions of this chapter.